Disneyland Hotel Remodel / Restaurant Reminiscent of the original Tahitian Terrace - General Tiki

T tikiyaki Tiki Socialite The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA Joined: May 18, 2004 Posts: 2723	T tikiyaki Posted posted on Tue, Apr 26, 2011 6:56 PM On 2011-04-26 17:05, Jason Wickedly wrote: OK...so I have a friend on the "inside" that gave me some information that may clear some things up. This person is also a TC lurker (but not a member), so I'm sure they will see this..they were also at the last Tiki Oasis, have tickets for the next one, and are regulars at Don the Beachcomber, so they have a pretty good idea of what "real" Tiki is. The Jimmy Buffett rumor is dead wrong. They plan to keep things as authentic as possible, right down to the music. Unbelievably, the restaurant will be on a tight budget when it first opens, which unfortunately means no Tikiyaki or Hula Girls...for a while. But that could change when (and if) the restaurant starts to run in the black. It seems pretty unbelievable when you think that this is Disney we are talking about, but for those of us who have had business dealing with the Mouse...this is Disney we're talking about. Jim...my inside source says they would LOVE to have you, but they can't afford you...yet. They are planning on serving authentic Tiki drink recipes at the bar (Trad'r Sams). Hopefully this alleviates some fears that some of you may have...I for one can't wait to see it. Cheers! Thanx for the info jason. This makes me happy to hear,and, well, what can I say? ....pass the salt, I need to put it on my shoes so they taste better (foot firmly in mouth) That being said, the plans look amazing, and I'm glad that the people in charge are tiki nerds too. For now, if they need it, I will send them the CD's so they can play them over the sound system, and hopefully, at some point, we'll all be enjoying some live Tikiyaki action in there. I'll be there for the grand opening for sure.

On 2011-04-26 17:05, Jason Wickedly wrote:
OK...so I have a friend on the "inside" that gave me some information that may clear some things up. This person is also a TC lurker (but not a member), so I'm sure they will see this..they were also at the last Tiki Oasis, have tickets for the next one, and are regulars at Don the Beachcomber, so they have a pretty good idea of what "real" Tiki is.

The Jimmy Buffett rumor is dead wrong. They plan to keep things as authentic as possible, right down to the music.

Unbelievably, the restaurant will be on a tight budget when it first opens, which unfortunately means no Tikiyaki or Hula Girls...for a while. But that could change when (and if) the restaurant starts to run in the black. It seems pretty unbelievable when you think that this is Disney we are talking about, but for those of us who have had business dealing with the Mouse...this is Disney we're talking about. Jim...my inside source says they would LOVE to have you, but they can't afford you...yet.

They are planning on serving authentic Tiki drink recipes at the bar (Trad'r Sams).

Hopefully this alleviates some fears that some of you may have...I for one can't wait to see it. Cheers!

Thanx for the info jason. This makes me happy to hear,and, well, what can I say? ....pass the salt, I need to put it on my shoes so they taste better (foot firmly in mouth)

That being said, the plans look amazing, and I'm glad that the people in charge are tiki nerds too. For now, if they need it, I will send them the CD's so they can play them over the sound system, and hopefully, at some point, we'll all be enjoying some live Tikiyaki action in there.
I'll be there for the grand opening for sure.

Post #586671 by tikiyaki on Tue, Apr 26, 2011 6:56 PM